GanttPRO Project Management

MAY 23, 2022

The post Work Breakdown Structure Examples (WBS) that You Can Use as References in 2022 first appeared on GanttPRO. The concept of a work breakdown structure (WBS) is widely used to represent the project’s scope and deliverables in a hierarchical way. Sometimes the structure may seem confusing for beginners […].

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As a result of my book reviews in 2019, I created several Quick Reference Cards to summarize what I have read. Portfolio Management, a practical guide. How to survive the organizational revolution. Brave new work (English). Brave new work (Dutch). Exponential organizations (English). Exponentiële organisaties (Dutch).

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Similarly, in the corporate world, professional references serve as social proof for people who intend to land their next role or apply for a university program. What are professional references? Who qualifies as a professional reference? What should you include in a reference? What are professional references?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This month’s free project management template is a Terms of Reference document. You could use this terms of reference (Word docx) to define almost anything: the remit of your school parent teacher association, the terms for a client project. What’s included in a Terms of Reference. It must be time for a new template!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Review the questions you got wrong, using the helpful references to understand what the right answer should have been. Review the references to go deeper into that topic. Honestly, I would review the references even if you got the correct answer, because if you are anything like me sometimes your response was a total guess!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Why use a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference document is a really versatile document. What is a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference is a short document that sets out the scope, boundaries, resources, objectives and constraints for a particular activity. I’m glad you asked.

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Green Project Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Providing these references can also take up a lot of space and distract from the blog post. The post Three Keys to Project Work During the Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak – References appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2017

The reference class estimating process is part of that skill and experience. The mechanics of household goods has a reference class parameter for the size of 33,000 pounds. He told us the range of precision and accuracy is all over the place, depending on the agent. Sometimes it's very close. Sometimes it's not.

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Green Project Management

MAY 23, 2023

Social and ecological equity refers to the fair distribution […] The post The Sustainable Project Management Principle of Social and Ecological Equity appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change. In 2023, this essentially means on earth].

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

Practical advice I’ll refer to again The only point I disagreed with was that late on in the book, when Moore is discussing adaptive project management, he describes Wikipedia as a project. Reading this was a pleasure; I’m sure I’ll refer to it again in the future – and if you work in a PMO, you should too.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. In this part of the document include or at least make reference your product breakdown structure, and Work Breakdown Structure if you have them, major deliverables, or other products.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Practice answering the questions without referring to the PRINCE2 manual. Some other simulators just give you a page reference to their training material or the PRINCE2 manual, which is not as helpful. Even knowing the reference doesn’t mean you’ll get why you were wrong. Explanations take the mock exams to the next level.

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Prince2 Software Review 2023 Certification 404

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How questions are split on the new exam Project management fundamentals and core concepts Predictive plan-based methodologies Agile frameworks/methodologies Business analysis frameworks What are the reference texts? What are the reference texts? Previously, the only reference text you needed was the PMBOK® Guide.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

Project Backlog Explained The project backlog is another way to refer to project scope. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! The term refers to everything that can be done by the team in order of priority: in other words the project scope. Or in other terms, it’s the scope of a project.

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Scrum.org

MAY 22, 2024

When teams have a clear, calibrated reference, their estimates become more reliable. Even incomplete or imperfect historical data can provide a valuable reference point. Calibration involves using examples of stories at each story point level. This allows estimators to compare current stories against these yardsticks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Either way, if you have internal quality standards, you can reference them or link to the intranet page where readers can find out more. If you don’t have anything you can reference to save yourself a job, here’s what to include. Don’t make the document longer than you have to by repeating yourself.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 21, 2022

The scope baseline is used as a reference to monitor project progress and compare actual versus planned results. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! A scope baseline is an approved version of your project scope, which is documented in a scope statement , work breakdown structure (WBS) and WBS dictionary.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

One concept you’ll have to understand is how to use cell references, including the difference between relative and absolute cell references. What Are Cell References in Excel? In an Excel spreadsheet, a cell reference specifies an individual cell or a range of cells that is to be included in a formula.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Using production orders, and archiving old ones, allows you to reference previous inventory costs to see what you spent in the past and make sure your future orders are within budget. Note also the procurement type and any reference designators. All this helps manufacturers to increase their revenue and that’ll drive growth.

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MPUG

JANUARY 29, 2022

MPUG experts have developed quick reference guides so you can efficiently run with the big dogs using Microsoft Project, Project Online and Project for the web. . Microsoft Project for the Web Reference Guide. Microsoft Project Online Reference Guide. Microsoft Project Desk Reference Guide. 1 file(s) 789 KB.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Some other simulators just give you a page reference to their training material or the PRINCE2 manual, which is not as helpful. Even knowing the reference doesn’t mean you’ll get why you were wrong. You do also get the reference to the lesson to review and the relevant section of the manual.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 27, 2023

Lien waivers are sometimes referred to as lien releases and are exchanged at the time of payment on a construction project. You may hear the term lien waiver referred to as a lien release or a waiver of a lien. For example, in California, a lien waiver is referred to as a waiver and release. That’s only two of many variations.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 21, 2021

into a written form that is easy to understand and refer back to. This means no more jumping between different tabs and windows to refer back to key documents and correspondences. When all your documents live in one place, you also can refer to project plans, schedules and more as the contract is being written.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 4, 2023

These are the success criteria which you can refer to in project audits or the post-project review. I include the list in the Project Charter or Project Initiation Document so it’s easy to refer to (not written one before? They help focus your mind on the ‘business’ of project management and relate to doing the project right.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Surprisingly, PMI continues to reference the Practice Standard for Project Risk Management (2009) which may be accessed here. Here is a complete Reference List. The answer I received was the Sixth and Seventh Editions are good references to study for the exam. Which PMBOK® Guide Should I Use?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If you review the Reference Materials in the PMI-RMP Pilot Content Outline , you will see that PMI refers us to two resources (among others): PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects (2019) Therefore, expect to see risk management questions for portfolios and programs, as well as projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Chapter 19 is the PRINCE2® 7 manual reference that you need. If you did a training course, you can also refer back to your notes there. Where can I get more guidance? Your next steps Read more on how to close a project. Get a project closure template from your PMO and start looking at what is required to fill it in.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Culture can be a complex concept, but in general, it refers to the ways in which a group of people interact with each other and the world around them. For example, in the United States, the word “boss” is often used to refer to the person in charge of a company or organization. The basics.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 30, 2024

This is where individual numbering of items on the RAID log comes in handy so you can cross-reference. Links or folder references be added to the spreadsheet as well. When you have more information, you can replan accordingly. That means assumptions can also be risks!

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Musings on Project Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

If you follow this blog you've read several references to the project balance sheet. So, is this about accounting? Yes, and no: Yes, it's about a double entry tool to keep track of "mine" and "yours", but no, it's not the accountant's tool used in your father's accounting office. Take a look at this figure: What have we got here?

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Kiron Bondale

APRIL 3, 2022

Throughput and Monte Carlo – this refers to the process of forecasting based on an understanding of how many work items of a certain size can be completed within a fixed amount of time as well as using simulations to get a confidence level on how many work items might be completed by a given date.

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Velociteach

APRIL 19, 2011

PMI released the initial list of reference materials that candidates may find helpful when preparing for the Agile exam. For now, here are the resources: Agile […] The post PMI Announces Reference Materials for Agile Exam appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2024

You should aim to leave positively and professionally, and not just because you want a reference. Employment law in the UK is quite specific about references, and as an employer I'd rather get references myself than rely on a letter that you might have written (if you were unscrupulous) and printed on headed paper before you left.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 10, 2020

Your supporting information could be slides, a proposal document, a reference to the risk log or issue log, or change analysis, or anything else that backs up why you agreed that particular thing at that particular time. I also give my decisions a reference number so we can refer to them more easily in the future.

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Musings on Project Management

JANUARY 30, 2022

If you follow this blog you've read several references to the project balance sheet. So, is this about accounting? Yes, and no: Yes, it's about a double entry tool to keep track of "mine" and "yours", but no, it's not the accountant's tool used in your father's accounting office. Take a look at this figure: What have we got here?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 23, 2024

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): This metric refers to the percentage of time a plant is producing or manufacturing high-quality products as quickly as possible, with no downtime. Production Downtime Production downtime refers to the time a factory’s assembly lines aren’t operating.

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Musings on Project Management

JUNE 10, 2024

If so, you should be aware of the 'technical reference architecture' authored jointly by CISA, USDS, and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.(*) Some of its provisions are likely going to find their way into RFPs and RFIs from the civil agencies.From the document, we Government?

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